1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:01,240 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen. 2 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 2: You want experience during your football season, Well, buckle up, 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: sweet cheeks. We've got all the experience in the world. 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 2: This is I want your Flex with Dan Bayer and 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 2: Mike Harmon. Mike and Dan break down everything you need 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 2: to set your lineups, from position rankings. 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 3: To starts and sits. The guys help you make those 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 3: hard decisions. 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: And now let's get your flex ond Here's Dan Bayer 10 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 2: and Mike Harmon. 11 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 4: Welcome in too. I want your Flex your midweek episode. 12 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 4: Get Mike kat Swollendome. You can find me at Dan 13 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 4: Byer on Fox and Ian Roddy is the executive producer 14 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 4: at Ian Roddy Underscore. We're not doing any big game hunting, 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 4: big name hunting, but there are big names that we're 16 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 4: talking about, Mike Harmon. Because we're kind of a quarter 17 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 4: into the season now with these seventeen game schedule, things 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 4: a little bit different. But we're between weeks four and five, 19 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 4: and boy, how things can change. 20 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: Four weeks from what we planned for in the preseason. 21 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 3: Well, the wishing, wanting, hoping, the cautionary tales and mountains 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: of injuries just change everything in a hurry. On you right, 23 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 3: we go back to the standard. You know, for me 24 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 3: being of a certain age, I'm an old man Ian 25 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 3: may not know the reference, but the old Ronco products 26 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 3: dan forget it, set it and forget it. Was the line, 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: all right, that this guy has been great, he's going 28 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: to continue to be great, leave him alone. And we 29 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 3: certainly had a lot of that. I think coming into 30 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 3: the draft, seats like the Cliff's not there yet, or 31 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 3: guys that were coming back off injury. I look it 32 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 3: right over at Christian McCaffrey, wondering about what his role 33 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 3: was going to be. Target counts versus rushing attempts, et cetera. 34 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 3: He's third, he's tied for second with forty three targets, 35 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: so calling that one right, but the production being there 36 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 3: week in week out, and for me it became the 37 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 3: do I want to go down this road? Do I 38 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 3: trust it? For a seventeen week season? To this point, 39 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 3: I look foolish cause I pushed him towards the back 40 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: end of the first round, even though I thought the 41 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 3: receiving side would be big. But it's just that kind 42 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 3: of thing. I'm like, all right, who's hitting the cliff, 43 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: who's hitting the wall, who's not Derrick Henry had a 44 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 3: big week one, so everybody going haha, see he's there, 45 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 3: He's not done yet. And then three straight weeks between 46 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 3: fumbling and ineffectiveness, like did the cliff come? Is it 47 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 3: the bad offensive line? Right? Ronnie Stanley gets hurt. Boy, 48 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 3: They've got a mountain of injuries there, top name players, 49 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 3: but in Baltimore put all of that to say dan 50 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 3: Ian through four weeks, it's the things I wish I 51 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: knew on Draft Day today. 52 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, I would say there's about thirty three percent of 53 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 4: your top fifteen picks that have not panned out or 54 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 4: are not available to you currently or they will not 55 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 4: be available for you for the rest of the year. 56 00:02:58,840 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 57 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 4: When you look at that's that's five guys in the 58 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 4: top fifteen. And I know on the last podcast to 59 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 4: talk about how it is, how exciting it is to 60 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 4: watch your big name guys. I've heard more people complain 61 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 4: about their fantasy seasons in the first four weeks. Now, 62 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 4: I know everybody complains depending on perspective, sure, but people 63 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 4: just complaining on if you're I don't know, in a spot. 64 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 4: Let's say you decided to say, all right, I'm not 65 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 4: going to go wide or I'm not going to go 66 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 4: running backs, a load up on the wide receivers and 67 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 4: you take Ceedee Lamb and Brian Thomas Junior, you know, 68 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 4: like I mean, so CEDI's now hurt with the high 69 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 4: ankle sprain, Brian Thomas Junior is nowhere to be found 70 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 4: in so many places, like it stinks. 71 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: And these are top fifteen. 72 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 4: Guys let alone, and even talk about Malik Neighbors knee injury, 73 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 4: who could have been possibly teamed up with Brian Thomas Junior. 74 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 4: I did so many mock drafts where I thought I 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 4: would maybe have Neighbors and Thomas and try to pan 76 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 4: things out, and that would have been that would have 77 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 4: been snake ice for me. So I know that there 78 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 4: are people like in this position. And that's that's a 79 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 4: thirty three percent miss rate for the top fifteen four 80 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 4: weeks into the suit. 81 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 3: That's brutal, Right, Joe Burrow goes down. Jamar Chase is 82 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 3: an afterthought against the Jets, not that you're expecting him, 83 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 3: all right, I'm sorry, you know, against the Broncos, you're 84 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: not expecting a ton. I saw this stat and this 85 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 3: is let me pull this up, because this is just 86 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: the specificity of this is just absolutely insane in terms 87 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 3: of his production against Patrick Curtan, And we talked about 88 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 3: it last time out right because I had Chase in 89 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 3: the cold source without knowing this data, just eye test. 90 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 3: He allowed one reception for eight yards across thirteen coverage 91 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 3: matchups with Chase on Monday night. Zero receptions on ten 92 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: matchups in man coverage for his career fifty four career routes, 93 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 3: four catches, thirty five yards. 94 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: It's crazy when you think. 95 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: About how dominant Jamar Chase is, how many one on 96 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 3: one battles you just throw it up and let him 97 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 3: go win. That it's that much uncertain you might as 98 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 3: well start making a bust for him already. 99 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, and the and the stats previously show that it's 100 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 4: just not all Jake Browning's fault, like even when they 101 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 4: when they've matched up previously. And it's why, it's it's 102 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 4: why he's Defensive Player of the Year, Patrick Sartan, it's 103 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 4: it's it's crazy on how he has his number and 104 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 4: for to take Chase as your w R one outside 105 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 4: of the Jacksonville game, it's just been complete disappointment and 106 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 4: I don't know how it gets better. I I have 107 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 4: no idea the I felt like. So the Jake Browning 108 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 4: performance that he had Week four against Denver on Monday Night, 109 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 4: I think is in direct correlation to what happened in 110 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 4: Week three and kind of what happened in week two 111 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 4: when he replaced Joe Burrow. It's like, don't turn the 112 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 4: football over, right, Like just don't turn the football over. Well, 113 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 4: if you have that mindset, you're not going to be 114 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 4: able to take risks. I think Denver was probably jacked 115 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 4: up at home as well. But I just I don't 116 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 4: know where the I don't know if there is a 117 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 4: breakthrough in Cincinnati. So if you had Jamar Chase one 118 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 4: point one on your draft board and took him number 119 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 4: one overall, you're. 120 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: Going to continue to play him. 121 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 4: I don't know how you could trade him because what 122 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 4: is the value that you're going to get for him. 123 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're in a tough spot. 124 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's tough. You look at the overall I'm looking 125 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 3: at Fantasy pros for the draft board as it went down, 126 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 3: Chase number one, Okay, two and three, Robinson and Gibbs great, 127 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 3: Number four, CD Lamb gets hurt. Number five is Saquon Barkley. 128 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 3: He's currently RB thirteen. Justin Jefferson was sixth he is 129 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 3: currently wide receiver sixteen. And with him you had the 130 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 3: questions of, all right, Addison was suspended for three weeks 131 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: and what the quarterback position was going to be this 132 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 3: year year, But you just figured the throw it up 133 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: and let him go get it, just like Sam Darnold 134 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 3: in a year ago was gonna work. Not yet, Neighbors 135 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 3: being hurt, Nico Collins in a world of hurt with 136 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 3: what Houston's become. He was eighth overall, McCaffrey nine, I'm 137 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 3: on Ross sin Brown ten. You want to talk about 138 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 3: value proposition, Derrick Henry Phoka Nikua, Brian Thomas, Ashton Genty, 139 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 3: Drake London. Genty finally has the big breakout game, so okay, 140 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 3: you have hope that there's better days ahead. But then 141 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 3: they lose their their best offensive lineman at the end 142 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: of that game. Yes, right, Cole Miller goes down, and 143 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 3: I just. 144 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 4: Don't I don't know how many Raider games are gonna 145 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 4: play out like that. Sure, I've got Genty on my team. 146 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 4: There may be one that plays out like that against 147 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 4: the Colts coming up in Week five. Then they got 148 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 4: the Titans, you know after that, but you're a you're 149 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 4: in a division with some good defenses when we're talking 150 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 4: about skedwel wise and I just don't know on how 151 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 4: many of those games are going to play out like that. 152 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 4: And you mentioned the offensive line just for gent I 153 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 4: have questions as well. It's a gosh, it's a funky 154 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 4: like like Pooka Nica Poka Nicoua would be your first 155 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 4: overall pick. I think if he just scored one more touchdown, 156 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 4: it's the only got one on the year, Like that's 157 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 4: that's the only drawback. But you look at his numbers 158 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 4: and the the the part that you salivate over targets 159 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 4: and then the actual catches, and then you look at 160 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 4: the yards and you're like, my goodness. So if you're 161 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 4: in a PPR league, you probably even have felt the 162 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 4: effects of what's happened with the touchdowns. But that I'm 163 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 4: talking number one overall with with Puka's season so far, 164 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 4: for how good he's been. 165 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 3: PPR leagues are half PPR right now, he is number one. 166 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: Really yeah yeah, one touchdown. 167 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 3: With one touchdown, he's got eighty eight and a half points. 168 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 3: James Cook eighty or eighty five. I'm sorry, eighty five. 169 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: So it's jon On that Listen is sitting. 170 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 3: He's fourth amongst running backs. 171 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: Oh god, so you got Co's only got two touchdowns. 172 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 3: So Cook, then Taylor, then McCaffrey, then Bijeon, and the 173 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 3: difference between McCaffrey and Bijon is a point, okay, and 174 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 3: then three points up to Taylor who doesn't catch the 175 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 3: ball at all and has had two monster games and 176 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 3: two nah all right, eleven points in week one, twelve 177 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 3: points in week four, sandwiched with two massive games in between, 178 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 3: and then you got Cook eighteen point seven, twenty six, 179 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 3: nineteen point three, twenty one to that point with pukin 180 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 3: Nikua eighteen. I mean your your low point is seventeen 181 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 3: and a half PPR. 182 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: You know. 183 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 4: The crazy thing is Devonte Adams hasn't been bad, right, 184 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 4: like so like I played Devonte Anams currently twelfth, yeah, 185 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 4: like you know it gets in the end zone against 186 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 4: the Colts this past weekend, scored against the Titans, Like 187 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 4: you're like, all right, okay, all right, let's do it. 188 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 4: As three touchdowns on the season, thirty five targets so 189 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 4: far for Adams. Poka's got forty two catches to Adams seventeen, 190 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 4: and I'm satisfied with DeVonta Adams performance so far. 191 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: It's crazy and how good book it a gool has been. 192 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, just absurdly consistent, and I'll take the l on that. 193 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 3: Like I with Adam showing up in the Stafford stuff, 194 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 3: as we spoke about on the last episode, it was 195 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 3: one where I'm like, I love him, I love the player, 196 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 3: but I don't know how this play is. If something 197 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 3: happens to Stafford or he finds the new apple of 198 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 3: his eye with Devonte Adams instead, everybody wins. 199 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it's you just kick yourself. I was the 200 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 4: same way I did so many mock drafts. I was 201 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 4: sitting at eight overall, and it's in our ten team 202 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,079 Speaker 4: league where if Puka was there at eight, I wasn't 203 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 4: taking him, and honestly, if he was there at thirteen, 204 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 4: I wasn't taking Aim. 205 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: I mean, and. 206 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 4: There was no there was no strategy where I would 207 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 4: I would if say, ceedee Lamb fell to me at eight, 208 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 4: I would take it, and then I'd say, okay, I'll 209 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 4: take Jonathan Taylor or Josh Jacobs at thirteen. 210 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: When I was. 211 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 4: Doing my no running back thing as it talked about 212 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 4: in a previous episode. I was doing mylik neighbors in 213 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 4: Brian Thomas. I was like, I'm just I'm not gonna 214 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 4: have Poka the Cool on my team. And it's a 215 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 4: lesson that I need to learn of. Again, it's not 216 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 4: about the names. It's just about the players and the value. 217 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 4: And maybe if I took a little bit more value 218 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 4: into what the names were, maybe that would have changed 219 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 4: my mind. But man, I completely missed like you did, Mike, 220 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 4: I was not a believer. 221 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 5: I wonder if part of it is like a subconscious 222 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 5: thing with Pooka about how the fact that he went 223 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 5: what was he Wasn't he like a fifth round pick 224 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 5: in the in the actual NFL draft, not fantasy. I 225 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 5: wonder if that has someone to do with it, Like 226 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 5: obviously Stefan Diggs I think, was also a fifth round pick, 227 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 5: and you know it took a little while for him 228 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 5: to end up shaking the stink of that. I wonder 229 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 5: if that's something a subconscious thing with Puco where we 230 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 5: just don't If his name was Marvin Harrison Junior and 231 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 5: he was in an identical situation, I feel like we 232 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 5: would view him. 233 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 3: Well, he would have to catch the ball repeatedly. Yeah, well, 234 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 3: bad example. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Marvin Harrison Junior. Tell 235 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 3: your dad to leave me alone. 236 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, you don't want to mess with scene, No, you 237 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 4: do not. I think Puka's touchdown totals scare people. Yeah, yeah, 238 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 4: it scared me as well. Like I'm thinking, like, okay, 239 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 4: for a guy who doesn't score touchdowns, if he takes 240 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 4: a step back where I mean, it's it's not like 241 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 4: he's gonna have nine touchdowns in the season. And that's 242 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 4: the I guess that's the thing that it has held 243 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 4: true because he's only got one so far this season, 244 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 4: but last year, in the eleven games he played, he 245 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 4: had three. He was great in the games that he 246 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 4: did end up suiting up year before, he had six. 247 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 4: Maybe it's the touchdowns that are that are the reason 248 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 4: why I'm not too worried about where he was drafted, 249 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 4: you know anymore. But man, like it's yeah, he's he's 250 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 4: just been really good. 251 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean once once we get a year or 252 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 3: two remove from a draft and a guy's in a system, 253 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 3: I'm done with it. Like I think that still applies 254 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 3: to quarterbacks and maybe a little bit, Uh you know, 255 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 3: which is why people still want to fight about rock Perty. 256 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I think it's size and if you want 257 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 4: to say that with Perty as well, but I think 258 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 4: like Puka's size is something where it's easy to say, 259 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 4: I'll just use his counterpart, DeVonta Adams. You know, DeVonta 260 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 4: Adams is gonna you know, his catch radious is enormous. 261 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: You're like, all right, Pooka's. 262 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 4: Maybe not that big, and maybe that's a reason. I 263 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 4: don't know if it moved people off of Jackson Smith 264 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 4: and Jigba. Shouldn't have been, because he's been really good 265 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 4: to start the year. But maybe maybe the size of Puka, 266 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 4: I'm not sure. 267 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, Jass ends one of those guys that if we 268 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 3: we call out, you know, guys that got pushed down 269 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 3: draft board. He was twenty eighth on average in drafts, 270 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 3: behind Allen and Jackson. I always love to do that 271 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 3: just because we get we get some country music in 272 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: I'm a work in progress that's become a theme song. 273 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 3: But they went ahead of Jackson Smith and Jigba in 274 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 3: the drafts. He went twenty eighth overall, currently sitting at 275 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 3: I believe eighth in half PPR leagues, which is where 276 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 3: we normally put things in to put it in perspective. 277 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 3: Through four weeks though, on the strength of one monster game, 278 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 3: Trey Tucker's ninth amongst wide receivers, so it's just and 279 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 3: he had a big three point two against the Bears, 280 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 3: so it's still a lot of room for variants. So 281 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: we're looking for just consistency, which you know for JSN, 282 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 3: he's going to get his targets. Sam Darnold's been every 283 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 3: bit the part. But yeah, that draft board, I mean, 284 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 3: Lad McConkey was twenty fourth. Keenan Allen coming back. As 285 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 3: we discussed last week, everybody can go download the podcast 286 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 3: and check that out of how much the pecking order 287 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 3: changes by the veteran coming back into that room. 288 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 4: Let me let me ask you guys this trade question, 289 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 4: just hypothetically, if you had Jamar Chase, would you trade 290 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 4: him for Ashton gent Y? 291 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would, I think so, Yeah, I'll take I'll 292 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 3: take the touches. Even though the oat line play is suspect. 293 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 3: Gino's been terrible with taking care of the football. Yeah, 294 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 3: but I got a guy that, unless he gets hurt, 295 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 3: is gonna touch it fifteen to twenty times a game. Guaranteed. Yeah, 296 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 3: I would make that all day. 297 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, so that we've already dropped Chase to the back 298 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 4: end of the first round, right, I mean like for 299 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 4: of of where you're picking him or where you have him, 300 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 4: like for the. 301 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: Guy that was one one overall. 302 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I just can't. I can't just can't trust it, right, Like, 303 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 3: even if they go into the trade market, let's just 304 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 3: play the hypotheticals for a second. With Jamar Chase and 305 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 3: t Higgins going forward, who the hell's coming in that 306 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 3: you trust? That's suddenly? I mean it would be interesting. Yeah, 307 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 3: it would be interesting to watch either Captain Kirk or 308 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 3: the moonball of Russell Wilson show up. But are you 309 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 3: trusting that that's going to connect every week? 310 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: Again? I think Zach. 311 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 4: I think Zach Taylor put the reins on him, like 312 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 4: I really think he did. And again it's Denver's defense, 313 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 4: so it's a different story. But I think they were 314 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 4: like they got crushed in Minnesota and the turnovers were 315 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 4: big and I couldn't hold on of the football. I 316 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 4: think they're like, all right, let's hold on of the football. 317 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 4: Let's not turn this thing over. And that's and then 318 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 4: Fantasy Football players are the ones who have to watch it. 319 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I mean Blake conservatively to a whole other point. 320 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 3: And that goes back to one of our fantasy darlings 321 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 3: that I was I had on my board as a 322 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 3: back end first round pick, and that's Chase Brown of 323 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 3: the same squad. Yeah right, And we look at it overall. 324 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 3: I mean I think we were both all, I mean 325 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 3: all three of us higher on him. He was our 326 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 3: went twenty first. Su're all just ahead of Bucky Irving, 327 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 3: who's been fantastic, and just behind Josh Jacobs, who well 328 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 3: we've already lamented his ability to gut yet the goal line. 329 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. 330 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 4: Well, And the other thing is the Bengals, you know, 331 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 4: at least on Monday Night, didn't have the football very often. 332 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 4: But it also means you're not moving the chains. You're 333 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 4: not you know, there were two of eleven on third down, 334 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 4: and I think that could be a reason why of 335 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 4: you're just like, all right, I'm not gonna we're not 336 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 4: gonna turn this over, we're not gonna do anything. 337 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: But when you're down twenty one to three and a. 338 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,719 Speaker 4: Half, there's nowhere to go but up. And the Bengals 339 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 4: didn't even do that in the second half. So all right, 340 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 4: there's a look at some of the top end of 341 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 4: your pre draft rankings and where we own where we 342 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 4: are now through week four, Let's take a look at 343 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 4: some of the sleepers that we've got, plus just to 344 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 4: sneak peek ahead to Thursday night's NFC West showdown to 345 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 4: start the week between the Niners and Rams. That's next 346 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 4: here on I want your flex, all right, Week five, 347 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:06,959 Speaker 4: We'll start on Thursday night with the Niners and Rams. 348 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 4: Tricky spots, especially for San Francisco having to take on 349 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 4: LA on a short week, expected to be shorthanded considering 350 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 4: some of the injuries that they suffered. Not necessarily sure 351 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 4: Mike on how many forty nine ers will be missing 352 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 4: the game, But brock Purdy had a bit of a 353 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 4: setback with his toe injury, and at the time of 354 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 4: this recording his status up in the air. 355 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 1: Same thing with a couple of his favorite targets. 356 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 4: So that's a team that put George Kittle on IR 357 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 4: for this week, and the exact reason was for this 358 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 4: week because they didn't think that Kittle would be healthy 359 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 4: enough to play week four, and they weren't going to 360 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 4: play him week five. On a short week from the 361 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 4: Sunday to a Thursday. So with that hamstring injury that 362 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 4: he had, they just decided to put him on IR 363 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 4: guaranteeing that he's going to miss the next four games, 364 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 4: then would have a little bit of time from week 365 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 4: five to week six to maybe return. Now you're here 366 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,479 Speaker 4: on sure weekend, the Niners are banged up again, A 367 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 4: tough spot for a road game against the Rams. 368 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, as we sit here and there's there's hope that 369 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:11,199 Speaker 3: party plays. If so, he's a high end two. But 370 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 3: you're also talking about all the weapons. The only one 371 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 3: that you could trust right now is the double digit 372 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 3: target you're getting week to week from Christian McCaffrey in 373 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 3: the receiving game. It's a bit of a dice roll. 374 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 3: I think if I'm playing in a daily league, maybe 375 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 3: I'm looking at a guy as like like a born 376 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 3: deep for the dollar play just as a all right, 377 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 3: everybody else is banged up and might be limited even 378 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 3: if they are available. But on the San Francisco side, 379 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 3: I mean it's a no go. On the Rams side 380 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 3: with no Bosa there, I'm feeling a little bit better 381 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 3: that Matthew Stafford's going to be able to stand up 382 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 3: upright and make plays for me there. So again looking 383 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 3: at a high end two because we're not passing for 384 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: three hundred plus yards again against this defense, even without Bosa, 385 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 3: but looking at you know, the rest of the squad 386 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 3: will play our two wide receivers that we've talked about 387 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 3: a lot. When you get to Nikua and with DeVante Adams. 388 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 3: Maybe Adams takes a little bit of a hit, but 389 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 3: still gonna be no worse than a back end one. 390 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 3: That's it. We got two ones on the field for 391 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 3: you here running back position. Kyn Williams still the number 392 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 3: one and undisputed, so he gets back in as a 393 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 3: high end two. But that gives us enough starters, I think, 394 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 3: And depending on how the quarterback situation plays out in 395 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 3: San Francisco, maybe the Rams become a little bit of 396 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 3: a sleeper defense to get after it. But I think 397 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 3: I might be pushing a little too hard there. 398 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 4: That's on Thursday nights, our week five matchup, where I 399 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 4: assume the Rams are going to be wearing their rivalry. 400 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: Jerseys, Rivalry baby their own black jerseys. 401 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,959 Speaker 4: Again, I thought the Seahawks and Cardinals are gonna wear 402 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 4: their rivalry jerseys last Thursday. Now we're finding out only 403 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 4: one team is wearing them, all right, stupid concept, NFL. 404 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 4: You also just made a dumber because of that fact 405 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 4: that only one team's gonna wear them. 406 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 3: Means more than one team didn't. Yeah, we have nine rivals. 407 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: No, so stupid. Oh my goodness. And I don't even 408 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: think I sound like get off my No, not at all. 409 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 4: I just think it's like, why would one team wear 410 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 4: a rivalry uniform? 411 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 3: No, it's just a logic problem that you're you're opposing here. 412 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just I don't get it. 413 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 3: We're either rivals or were not. 414 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, how about the. 415 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 4: Like the Broncos are said, like, hey, it's a Monday 416 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,719 Speaker 4: night game, we're gonna wear all Navy, kind of like 417 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 4: maybe a nod to the old John Elway Super Bowl 418 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 4: teams thirty two and thirty three. 419 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, that's a way to do it. 420 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 4: You don't have to make a whole new uniform or 421 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 4: then idiots like me will buy the mini helmet and 422 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 4: that's how they make money off of it. 423 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 3: Anyway, But that mini helmet collection is glorious. 424 00:21:58,480 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: Oh just it. 425 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 4: Actually, when I saw that, I'm like crap, Like, now 426 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 4: there's more helmets. 427 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: I have to try. 428 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 3: Yes, I thought I was done. 429 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 4: I told you guys, I got the Bills one in Buffalo, 430 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 4: and then I went to here's the great thing about 431 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 4: the Buffalo story again, high Mark Stadium, straight out of 432 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 4: nineteen seventy eight, like it's straight there. Went to the 433 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 4: Bill's team shop. That's where I bought the Rivalry Bill's helmet. 434 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 4: I walk out to go to my seat, there's a 435 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 4: trailer like a trailer sitting inside the grounds like I've 436 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 4: where your tickets are. They're also selling Bill stuff and 437 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 4: they had the red Jim Kelly Thurman Thomas Bill's helmet. Well, 438 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 4: I've already bought this other one. I can't buy the 439 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 4: other one, and I do already have a red one, 440 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 4: but it's not the newer model of the red one, 441 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 4: and I put a blue face mask on it. The 442 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 4: point being, again, I wasn't going to load up on 443 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,439 Speaker 4: mini helmets, but I bought the Rivalry one first, so 444 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 4: I stood. I don't want to say I'm stuck with that, 445 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 4: but I just stayed with that purchase. 446 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 3: Now we'll augmented for the holidays. I'm not buying you 447 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 3: another shelf, though, I'll buy you the helmet. 448 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 4: The Bills I think are going to wear their rivalry 449 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 4: uniforms against the Patriots. I think I think that's what 450 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,359 Speaker 4: the plan is. But we shall see on Sunday night. 451 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 3: More ways to get into our pockets. 452 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 4: Dan, Yeah, I do think that one of the best 453 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 4: uniforms in football is the Dallas Cowboys. 454 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: George Pickens looked pretty good in it. 455 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 4: I am curious They've got Ian's Jets coming up in 456 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 4: week five. I'm really curious to see on how Pickens 457 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 4: does in his role now. Is target number one for 458 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 4: Dak Prescott? Was it game flow that allowed him to 459 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 4: get the game that he had. Jake Ferguson has been 460 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 4: a popular target for Dak, but Pickens let him with 461 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 4: eleven targets in that game against the Packers on Sunday night. 462 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 4: I'm high on Pickens up to a point. There's also 463 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 4: going to be a point where Ceedee Lamb does come back. 464 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 4: So if you do have George Pickens, maybe now's the 465 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,440 Speaker 4: time to sell high on them. 466 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 3: I would say this. I do like the fact that 467 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 3: you saw it on the sideline. There was a great 468 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 3: video going around on that big pass play down the 469 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 3: sideline of Ceedee Lamb just losing his mind before the 470 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 3: balls throwing. It's like here, it is touchdown here, touchdown here. 471 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 3: So like whatever's going on, whatever Pickens history has, I'm 472 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 3: not going to say that it's one hundred percent it's 473 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 3: not going to reappear. Things seem to be right right 474 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 3: in that situation. Teammates cheering for each other, Dak trusting 475 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,360 Speaker 3: that he's going to be able to go up and 476 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 3: get it, which I think is he just needed the 477 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 3: love right and Arthur Smith's offense and the way they 478 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 3: ran thing in Pittsburgh that was not happening, whereas now 479 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 3: he's getting fed, he's being integrated. Even with Ceedee Lamb healthy, 480 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,360 Speaker 3: You're still looking at Pickens head back to back fifteen 481 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 3: point games before this breakout in week four. So I'm 482 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 3: bullish that, at least for a little while longer this 483 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 3: roles and it owes to your preseason prediction, Dan, I 484 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 3: don't think we thought the defense would be quite as bad, 485 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 3: but that Dak Prescott would go and get it and 486 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 3: show the quarterback he is. And right now he's having 487 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 3: himself a time. 488 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's he is leading the NFL and passing yards 489 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 4: so far through four weeks of the season is Dak Prescott. 490 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 4: They got Ian's Jets. I don't know how much of a. 491 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: Defense the Jets will be able to put up against. 492 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 5: Dak for Dallas. 493 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 4: What happened on Monday night to the Jets, but but 494 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 4: still should be should be interesting matchup. By the way, 495 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 4: Cowboys Jets is a matchup that because again AFC against NFC, 496 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 4: we only see once every four years. I have a 497 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 4: tough time remembering other Cowboys Jets matchups. 498 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 5: One comes to mind for me, and it was Sam 499 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 5: Darnold's return from Mono and it was Adam Is his 500 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 5: first win with the case. Yeah, all the wins. 501 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, he showed up on all the graphics. Uh after 502 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 3: the Monday night affair because he was the last Jets 503 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 3: coach to start hing four. 504 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, not good company, both ag I'm just making that 505 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 5: connection now about that, Oh God, don't get me down 506 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 5: a rabbit hole. 507 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 3: Send him spiraling here. We triggered him by bringing up 508 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 3: by getting into a Gase game. 509 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 4: Now, who are some intriguing guys you think are entering 510 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 4: week five or out of the first quarter of the season. 511 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: I picked pick and what do you guys like? 512 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 3: I think I'll grab a couple of the running backs. 513 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 3: We talked about him before in the last episode, the 514 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 3: rookie running backs having their time. But the thing that's 515 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 3: most intriguing for Omarion Hampton for me going forward is 516 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,360 Speaker 3: how much of a part of the passing game he's 517 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 3: become and if he's going to be that active and 518 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 3: give you the bonus because you're looking at eleven catches 519 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:01,360 Speaker 3: in the last two weeks. Now we're in bonus array, sure, right, 520 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 3: And he's what a bowling ball I guess would be 521 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 3: the because I can't use the Juggernaut. I already got Scatabo. 522 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 3: I'm assigning everybody a Marvel equivalent eventually, but well, because 523 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 3: then I can create trading cards and make money. But 524 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 3: all of that to say, he only had twelve carries 525 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,439 Speaker 3: but had the fifty four yard sprint, Like there's just 526 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 3: something there. And we know how Harbaugh wants to play football, 527 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 3: so his role will be huge and Cleveland stinks. But 528 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 3: Judkins is the guy standalone going forward. Twenty one carries 529 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 3: eighty two yards. He had eighteen for ninety four against 530 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 3: what we thought was a big Green Bay defense. So 531 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 3: a guy that they're becoming comfortable with making the bell 532 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 3: Cow and whenever we can find one of those in Fantasy, 533 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 3: I'll jump on his back and let him carry me through. 534 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Ian, who do you love? Yeah? 535 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 5: I had two guys who actually made their return this week. 536 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 5: One you guys alluded to him earlier in Xavier Worthy 537 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,239 Speaker 5: over one hundred yards from scrimmage, So that was big 538 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 5: ye at thirty eight rushing yards with eighty three receiving yards. 539 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 3: Well, it's good to have someone to carry the ball 540 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 3: that isn't Patrick Mahomes, right of course. 541 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 5: And speaking of Mahomes, I mean that's a pretty good 542 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 5: guy to have throwing the ball to you. And you 543 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 5: know he's presumably his top target going forward now, so 544 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 5: love Worthy going forward. And then the other one's Jordan Addison, 545 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 5: who also made his return from a suspension, and he 546 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 5: had over one hundred receiving yard. 547 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 3: Did you think he the first got back? Do you 548 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 3: think he didn't do any sprints while he was off? 549 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 5: Yah? Because that was a joke. Yeah, clearly. I'm sure 550 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 5: his his his speed will return in time. And even 551 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 5: with that getting caught from behind, he still had a 552 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 5: pretty good Fantasy day fifteen points. 553 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: I thought he lost his balance a little bit. 554 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 5: So It wasn't a speed thing. 555 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: It was a balance Yeah. I did. 556 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 4: I did, And now I know Patrick Wilson's a fast runner, 557 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 4: but I think that at least give a break to Addison. 558 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 5: So he did sprints, he just wasn't doing his balance exercise. 559 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, absolutely, always work for balance and definition, no 560 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:10,479 Speaker 3: question about it. 561 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 4: I'm going to give you one other name then we'll 562 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 4: wrap this up. Stefan Diggs one hundred yards against good 563 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 4: shout out the Panthers, seven targets. Mike talked about how 564 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 4: much he loves Drake May right now Hunter Henry getting 565 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 4: maybe a lot of the love getting into the end zone. 566 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 4: But if you're looking for a reliable guy down the stretch, 567 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 4: and I do think that the Patriots again, they are 568 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 4: five turnovers away from I think being three to one. 569 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 1: If they don't. 570 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 4: If they turn over the ball twice against the Steelers 571 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 4: instead of five times, I think they win that game. 572 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 4: But if the Patriots are going to be a wild 573 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 4: card contender in the AFC, I think that you're going 574 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 4: to see Drake May latch onto Stefan Diggs seems to 575 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 4: be okay from New scenery. Off the injury. The whole 576 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 4: deal look out for Stefan Diggs at least the rest 577 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 4: of the way. 578 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 3: I like that. I like that a lot uh seven 579 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 3: targets a couple of times minimum of three all we 580 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 3: can ask for and speak to his opportunity fellaws. That's 581 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 3: what we've always we've always said with this podcast, you 582 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 3: and I Dan, for as long as we've been doing this, 583 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 3: touches and consistency of targets, throw the outlier out. Give 584 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 3: me a guy that is going to become a steady opportunist. 585 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,479 Speaker 3: And when we're talking about Drake May still growing and 586 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 3: looking better by the week. Yeah, we met culture. Thing 587 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 3: we talked about before the year. In the AFC East, 588 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 3: you got one team that seems to have found theirs Ian. 589 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 3: Your guys are still looking. But you have the greatest 590 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 3: viral meme of twenty twenty five, hands down. 591 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 5: The dance on the sideline. 592 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: That's it. 593 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, you can never take that away. 594 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: Well you can't, you can't. Come on. That was great. 595 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 3: I got a coach yelling at the sideline. 596 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: I got yeah, oh that's all right, all right, that's 597 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:05,479 Speaker 1: it for I want your flags. 598 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 4: Hope things go well for you on Thursday night, and 599 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 4: we'll be back for a brand new episode on Friday 600 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 4: to get your set for all the matchups, but again 601 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 4: plan ahead. Four teams on by Packers, Steelers, Bears, Falcons 602 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 4: all getting arrest early on in the season. So for 603 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 4: Mike Harmen and Ian Roddy, I'm Dan Bayer. Can't wait 604 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 4: to talk to you next time right here, and I 605 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 4: want your flags.